FRACTURE MECHANICS OF THE ENDOCARP OF COCOS NUCIFERA

Fracture mechanics of the endocarp of Cocos nucifera

Fracture mechanics and form-structure-function relationships were studied in the hierarchically structured endocarp of the coconut (Cocos nucifera).We mechanically tested various endocarp sample types: (1) whole endocarp; (2) arch-shaped samples prepared from the endocarp in either an equatorial or a meridional orientation; (3) small endocarp sampl

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Discrepancies between media portrayals and actual demographics of eating disorders in TV and film: implications of representation

Abstract Background Media has a reputation for painting a narrow, simplistic, sensationalized portrait of In-Line Blower eating disorders.There is little analysis of how film and TV portray eating disorders nor the implications of this representation.This study fills that gap by comparing demographics of US film and TV characters since the 1980s to

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